DHET Emerging Policy Priorities & Initiatives Aimed at Improving the Sector’s Research & Innovation Performance 3 April 2012 Mr M Mabizela

Outline National Development Plan (NDP) Green Paper for Post-School Education & Training Improvements on current Policies

National Development Plan (NDP) Each university should have a clear mission that sets out its unique contribution towards knowledge production and national development. HE system should be diverse so that each institution can build on its strengths and expand areas of specialisation. No one institution can serve all of society’s needs. There is a need for a new framework in which the knowledge production system operates and its relationship to innovation and industry needs to be reconfigured.

NDP: Targets for 2030 PhD graduates, either as staff or post-doctoral fellows, will be the dominant drivers of new knowledge production within HE and science innovation system. 75% of university academic staff should hold PhDs. Produce more than 100 Phd graduates/million of the population. Increase the number of African and women postgraduates, especially PhDs, to improve research and innovation capacity and normalise staff demographics.

NDP: Policy Proposals Build a properly qualified, professional, competent and committed teaching, academic, research and public service cadre. Enhance innovative capacity of the nation. Address the decline of humanities. Build an enabling and high quality differentiated system. Support institutions in chronic distress

Green Paper for Post-School Education & Training Identifies the problem of ‘insufficient levels of research and innovation’ in the system. Economic development is dependant on innovation. Research & development are needed for solving social problems. DHET & DST need to work together to improve research capacity at institutions and improve number of PhDs.

Green Paper: R&I The objective is to ensure that the country commits and sustains ‘long-term research that is transformational, generates new knowledge and can work towards strengthening society and the economy’. DST and DHET will work to ensure increased support for post-grad study and for senior researchers and that there is coherence in overall policy. Current policies and regulations assume that all universities should aim to have comparable research outcomes and performance should be comparable to that of top performing institutions. This is unrealistic.

Green Paper: R&I (cont.) Emphasis is also put on the need for PhD graduates needed for academic positions, research, innovation and industry. Universities with a relatively weak research culture and record should be assisted and funded to develop their research capacity in particular areas of specialisation so that their research culture can be built gradually over time.

PhD Enrolments & Graduates, ’02 - ’10

Masters Enrolments & Graduates, ’02 – ’10

Current Policy Improvements Research Development Grants Policy and Procedures for the Measurement of Research Output of Public Higher Education Institutions Enrolment Planning as a steering mechanism Review of the Funding Framework

Research Development Grants These have always been calculated based on a shortfall by institutions to meet their research output norms. RDGs have not always been used to develop research as required/expected. All institutions should qualify for RDGs. The DHET will cluster institutions according to their research development needs.

No of Staff with PhDs vs Weighted Research Output Units , 2010

Research Development Grants Research intensive universities should collaborate with less research focused universities and develop postgraduates for the whole sector Middle research strength universities should improve staff qualifications, collaborate, develop postgraduates and develop niche areas. Low research strength universities should improve staff qualifications and develop niche areas.

Growth in Per Capita output 09-10 Growth in Per Capita output 06-10   RESEARCH OUTPUT 2010 Growth in Per Capita output 09-10 Growth in Per Capita output 06-10 Institution Headcount of permanent staff Research Publication Units Accrued Per Capita Output UCT 982 1 253.03 1.28 3.63 19.71 US 917 1 034.70 1.13 -6.32 -7.01 RU 321 325.33 1.01 -7.02 9.63 WITS 997 936.14 0.94 -0.26 40.74 UKZN 1 403 1 146.51 0.82 7.07 19.37 UP 1 691 1 187.46 0.70 -3.32 -8.04 UFS 795 496.49 0.62 -5.11 -11.77 NWU 1 086 585.94 0.54 19.85 35.31 UWC 509 266.82 0.52 -1.23 12.18 UFH 292 142.22 0.49 23.72 77.10 UZ 253 66.66 0.26 -12.82 -0.29 UV 76.76 0.24 229.21 UL 770 93.25 0.12 22.47 -9.69 TOTAL UNIVERSITIES 10 337 7 611.31 0.74 1.29 11.09 UJ 884 610.90 0.69 26.72 75.55 UNISA 1 404 734.60 16.32 17.82 NMMU 574 255.51 0.45 12.62 21.88 WSU 608 51.85 0.09 92.56 98.09 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVES 3 470 1 652.86 0.48 20.31 34.38 TUT 820 188.06 0.23 47.82 84.27 CPUT 749 155.26 0.21 16.76 110.47 CUT 260 39.56 0.15 6.59 -12.04 VUT 322 44.73 0.14 17.60 98.83 DUT 48.45 0.08 -4.47 35.58 MUT 152 7.57 0.05 61.16 9.57 TOTAL UoTS 2 877 483.63 0.17 23.47 69.43 ALL INSTITUTIONS 16 684 9 747.80 0.58 4.67 16.09

WEIGHTED RESEARCH OUTPUT 2010 Weighted Output per staff member   WEIGHTED RESEARCH OUTPUT 2010 Headcount of permanent staff Research Publications (Weighted 1) Research Masters Graduates (Weighted 1) Doctorate Graduates (Weighted 3) Total Weighted Research Output Weighted Output per staff member % Output of the Norm SU 917 1 034.70 612.69 522 2169.39 2.37 189 UCT 982 1 253.03 434.17 480 2167.20 2.21 177 RU 321 325.33 158.00 132 615.33 1.92 153 WITS 997 936.14 416.56 318 1670.70 1.68 134 UKZN 1 403 1 146.51 437.34 489 2072.85 1.48 118 UP 1 676 1 187.46 636.99 564 2388.45 1.43 114 UFS 795 496.49 243.06 300 1039.55 1.31 105 UWC 509 266.82 220.50 180 667.32 UFH 292 142.22 116.67 108 366.89 1.26 101 NWU 1 086 585.94 352.62 387 1325.56 1.22 98 UZ 253 66.68 51.00 57 174.68 0.69 55 UL 770 93.25 137.78 30 261.03 0.34 27 UV 76.76 31.25 24 132.01 0.41 33 TOTAL UNIV 10 322 15050.95 1.46 NMMU 574 255.51 208.97 192 656.48 1.14 123 UJ 884 610.90 237.75 1001.65 1.13 117 UNISA 1 404 734.60 89.48 165 989.08 0.70 61 WSU 608 51.85 1.88 3 56.73 0.09 13 TOTAL COMPR 3 470 2703.93 0.78 TUT 820 188.06 105.50 66 359.56 0.44 88 CPUT 749 155.26 84.00 272.26 0.36 73 CUT 260 39.56 14.50 9 63.06 0.24 49 VUT 322 44.73 10.00 12 66.73 0.21 41 DUT 48.45 32.50 36 116.95 0.20 MUT 152 7.57 0.00 0.05 10 TOTAL UoTS 2 877 886.13 0.31 ALL HEIs 16 669 18641.00 1.12